Gods Myths and Mortals Discover Ancient Greece
Location
212 W 83rd St, New York, New York, United States, 10024
Start Date/Time
Wednesday, December 24, 2008 7:00 PM
End Date/Time
Wednesday, December 31, 2008 11:30 PM
Description
May 2007 - December 2008
Gods, Myths and Mortals: Discover Ancient Greece will take you on a journey through the world of ancient Greece. Your initial tour guides will be the great gods Zeus, Poseidon and Athena as they reminisce about their powers and responsibilities. Learn how gods and mortals interacted and take an on-screen personality quiz to determine which mythological character you are most like.
Visit the gymnasium (school) and oikos (home) to discover which skills were most valued in ancient Greek boys and girls. Explore the importance of athletic competition as you arm wrestle ancient Greek counterparts using mechanical arms or test your leg strength as you learn about ancient jumpers. Become familiar with the ancient Greek alphabet by translating messages from Greek to English. Learn about the heroism of ancient Greek women in myth and daily life and compete with the goddess Athena in a virtual weaving contest. Create a textile on a fixed loom and explore the steps of textile production from sheep shearing to weaving as you turn a “spindle” to see a video.
Climb inside a 12 foot tall Trojan Horse before stepping into Homer’s great epic poem, The Odyssey, where you will journey through rocky caves and over open seas, escape the crawl-through Cyclops Cave and sing like a Siren in the Sirens Karaoke Cove. Be prepared to face on-screen dilemmas … your choices will be tracked along the way and your personalized on-screen Hero Record can be emailed home.
Budding archaeologists can visit the Temple of Zeus at Olympia and assist in the reconstruction of a 3-D temple, learn about column construction, sculptures, and the giant statue of Zeus (one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World). Explore actual examples of ancient Greek artifacts: painted pottery, coins, votives, drinking cups, loom weights, arrowheads and sling bullets.
Visit CMOM and learn about ancient Greece and its impact on the modern world… in the words we use every day; in scientific thought and technology; in literature and entertainment; in democratic decision-making; and even in the ways we design, decorate and construct our environment.
Tags
museum,exhibit,NY,children,New York,United States,Cultural,
Time Zone
(UTC -06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
Created by
spiro
on
9/25/2007